These stir fry noodles are loaded with chicken and colorful vegetables with a savory sauce. A remake of the take out favorite that tastes even better than what you’d get at a restaurant!
I love to make our favorite Chinese food dishes at home including Asian meatballs, chicken almond ding, chicken lo mein, Mongolian chicken, orange chicken and these super easy and versatile stir fry noodles.
When I’m looking for a speedy dinner option, I often turn to stir fry. It’s quick, packed with flavor, relatively healthy and it’s a great way to use up odds and ends of leftover meat and vegetables. These stir fry noodles feature chicken, mushrooms, peppers and carrots for a fresh and colorful meal that the whole family is sure to love.
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Stir Fry Noodles Ingredients
To make this dish, you will need vegetable oil, chicken breast, fresh egg noodles, shiitake mushrooms, carrots, celery, red bell pepper, garlic, ginger, chicken broth, salt, black pepper, hoisin sauce, soy sauce, sesame oil, cornstarch and green onions.
How Do You Make Stir Fry Noodles?
First, cook thinly sliced chicken in a pan or skillet until golden brown. Remove the chicken from the pan and place mushrooms, carrots, celery and red bell pepper in the pan. Cook the veggies until just softened. Next, cook the garlic and ginger in the pan for 30 seconds. Add the noodles and cooked chicken to the pan and toss everything together.
While the chicken and veggies are cooking, in a separate bowl make the sauce by whisking together chicken broth, hoisin sauce, soy sauce, sesame oil and cornstarch. Pour the sauce in the pan with the chicken, noodles and veggies and bring the sauce to a simmer until thickened. Once the sauce is thickened, add some sliced green onions and serve.
Tips For Stir Fry Noodles
- If you have an Asian supermarket nearby, you can find a wide selection of noodles that are suitable for a stir fry. You can also look in the refrigerated area in the produce section of your local grocery store for some Asian noodle options.
- To make this dish gluten free, use rice noodles and tamari instead of soy sauce.
- Place your chicken in the freezer for 20-30 minutes before you slice it. This will firm up the chicken and make it much easier to get thin slices.
- Using a precooked refrigerated noodle will speed up cooking time and give you restaurant style results.
- Leftovers will stay fresh in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 3 days. I don’t recommend freezing your noodles as the texture will change when thawed.
Quick Tip
Cut your vegetables into similar sized pieces so that they will cook at the same rate.
Recipe FAQs
Various noodles can be used for a stir fry. I like to use thicker, longer noodles. You can also use chow mein noodles, Japanese udon noodles, or even spaghetti in a pinch. My favorite noodles for stir fries are shanghai egg noodles from the refrigerated section of my local Asian supermarket.
A good noodle stir fry sauce is a mixture of chicken broth, hoisin sauce, soy sauce, sesame oil and cornstarch. You can add other ingredients to the mix such as rice vinegar, lime juice, honey, chili flakes or oyster sauce.
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Noodle Stir Fry Variations
The great thing about noodle stir fries is that you can customize them however you like. Here are some great options for noodle stir fries.
- Veggies: You can use almost any veggies including snow peas, broccoli, green beans, bamboo shoots, snap peas, bean sprouts and cabbage.
- Spicy: For a spicier dish, try adding some chili paste (sambal oelek), sriracha or crushed red chili flakes.
- Meats: You can make a delicious beef noodle stir fry by using thinly sliced flank steak. You can also substitute shrimp for the chicken or go for pork tenderloin. You can also omit the meat altogether and use cubed tofu as your source of protein.
- Garnish: Feel free to finish your dish with sesame seeds for added flavor and texture.
This chicken noodle stir fry recipe is an easy way to have restaurant style Chinese food at home with the freshest ingredients. Even better, you get to choose exactly what you want in your stir fry!
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Stir Fry Noodles
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 3/4 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts cut into thin slices
- 10 ounces fresh egg noodles pre-cooked
- 3/4 cup shiitake mushrooms thinly sliced, stems removed
- 1/2 cup shredded or julienned carrots
- 1/4 cup thinly sliced celery
- 1/2 cup red bell pepper thinly sliced
- 1 teaspoon garlic minced
- 1/2 teaspoon ginger minced
- 1/4 cup chicken broth
- 2 tablespoons hoisin sauce
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1/4 cup sliced green onion tops (only the dark green part)
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the vegetable oil in a large pan over medium high heat.
- Add the chicken and season with salt and pepper to taste. Cook for 3-4 minutes per side or until golden brown.
- Remove the chicken from the pan. Add the mushrooms, carrots, celery and red bell pepper to the pan and cook for 4-5 minutes or until just softened.
- Add the garlic and ginger and cook for 30 seconds.
- Add the noodles to the pan, along with the chicken. Toss to combine.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the chicken broth, hoisin sauce, soy sauce, sesame oil and cornstarch.
- Pour the sauce into the pan and bring to a simmer. Cook for 1 minute or until sauce is thickened. Sprinkle with green onions, then serve.
Notes
- If you have an Asian supermarket nearby, you can find a wide selection of noodles that are suitable for a stir fry. You can also look in the refrigerated area in the produce section of your local grocery store for some Asian noodle options.
- Place your chicken in the freezer for 20-30 minutes before you slice it. This will firm up the chicken and make it much easier to get thin slices.
What can I use if I don’t have chicken broth ?
You could use vegetable broth or water!
Tried it today and absolutely loved it! ThAnk you
This is definitely tasty & delicious! Added sliced onions and other veggies like broccoli, green beans, cabbage etc
I had no Hoisin sauce in stock so I used 1/4 teaspoon Dark Japanese miso paste and it turned out great. Even with soy sauce, the addition of miso paste did not make the noodles salty. Loved the recipe
For something so simple, this is very good! Definitely a keeper😋 I used the veggies I had, onion, carrots, and red & green peppers. I added about 2 teaspoons thai sweet chili sauce. Thanks for the recipe.
If you were going to add rice vinegar , honey, or oyster sauce, how much of each would you add?
Thanks
No more than 2 teaspoons!
Simple and delicious! I left out the mushrooms so the kids would eat it and they inhaled it!
This recipe is amazing. Definitely a keeper.
What a great recipe! I have to put this on my menu!
These would disappear in our house!
Made this for my family and it has instantly become a new family favorite recipe! Looking forward to enjoying this again later this week!
Everything I love in one bowl! My type of dinner!
One of my all time favorite dishes to make at home! The flavor is outstanding!
A new favorite! Perfect flavors
Stir fry is one of our family favorites. I came across this version and I loved the noodles. Will be making again.
These noodles are my absolute FAVORITE!! So, so delicious and easy!
Really like this one. Looks simple to do which is what I like. Fast & easy!
These look like something I’d pick up at my local restaurant, but a million times better. Saving this one.
Skip the takeout and make this instead! So flavorful and love the vibrant colors from the veggies.
I made this recipe for my son, and two friends tonight, and it was a hit. It is delicious and healthy as well. Thanks for the easy, delicious recipe!